Systems and methods for transferring imaging information using network-based imaging techniques

Abstract

Systems and methods for transferring imaging information using network-based imaging techniques are disclosed. A system may comprise a server and a computing device coupled to each other via a network. In some embodiments, a select image(s) is associated with a default composition. The default composition comprises the necessary information for a device to acquire and construct the underlying image(s). A method for transferring imaging information, can be summarized by the following steps: accessing a remote-data server, selecting image information resident on the remote-data server to generate a composition, accessing an imaging-destination service, and communicating the composition to the imaging-destination service.

Thus, having described the systems and methods for transferring imaging information, we claim the following:  
     
         1 . A method for transferring imaging information, comprising: 
 accessing a remote-data server;    identifying an accessible composition;    accessing an imaging-destination service; and    communicating the composition to the imaging-destination service.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying an accessible composition comprises using an application operable on the network-connected computing device to preview photographs.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying an accessible composition comprises using an application operable on the network-connected computing device to preview documents.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 storing the composition such that the composition may be accessed by a plurality of imaging services.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein storing the composition comprises saving the composition on network-coupled personal-imaging repository.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of accessing comprises using an imaging extension.  
     
     
         7 . A method for adding imaging information to a service, comprising: 
 receiving a composition;    identifying the location of the component images comprising the composition;    copying the identified component images of the composition; and    storing the component images.    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising: 
 integrating the composition within the service such that the composition is accessible.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein receiving comprises a document composition.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein receiving comprises a composition containing a photograph.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein receiving a composition comprises using an imaging extension.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the step of storing the component images comprises retaining web content such that a copy of the web content can be forwarded to a communicatively coupled computing device.  
     
     
         13 . A system for transferring imaging information, comprising: 
 means for selecting an image;    means for associating the selected image with a composition; and    means for communicating the composition to a computing device.    
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the means for selecting comprises an imaging-client device.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the imaging-client device comprises a browser.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the browser contains web content, the web content comprising information reflective of the composition.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the information reflective of the composition is extracted from a network-connected imaging-service.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the means for communicating comprises an imaging extension.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the imaging extension communicates with a personal-imaging repository.  
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the means for associating comprises logic in an imaging extension.  
     
     
         21 . A system for transferring image information, comprising: 
 a server containing imaging-service content, the server coupled to a network, the imaging-service content comprising a composition; and    a computing device coupled to the network, the computing device configured with a browser, wherein the browser is configured to receive the imaging-service content, extract data reflective of the composition, and provide access to the composition.    
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the imaging-service content comprises a document.  
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the imaging-service content comprises a photograph.  
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the imaging-service content comprises a graphic design.  
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the graphic design comprises a watermark.  
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the graphic design comprises a letterhead.  
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein the graphic design comprises a label.  
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the browser comprises an imaging extension.  
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 21 , further comprising: 
 an imaging-destination service communicatively coupled to the network and a service,    wherein the imaging-destination service receives content from the browser.    
     
     
         30 . A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program, comprising code configured for: 
 receiving imaging-service content;    extracting data reflective of a composition; and    storing the composition.    
     
     
         31 . The program of  claim 30 , wherein the code segment configured to store comprises an imaging extension operative with a browser, wherein the imaging extension communicates with a data-storage device.  
     
     
         32 . The program of  claim 31 , wherein the data-storage device comprises a personal-imaging repository.